Category: Hepatitis

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  The Pacific Hepatitis C Network will be holding its Annual General Meeting on December 9, 2013 in Vancouver from 6 -8 pm. We will be announcing the location soon. This is a great opportunity to get together with other members of the Pacific Hepatitis C Network to share ideas, gain knowledge, and give input…. Read more »

HepCBC’s Cheryl Reitz recently attended and presented at the CATIE Fall Educational Conference in Toronto. Cheryl shared the entire presentation with the HepCBC network where she addresses the need for HCV testing in Baby Boomers. Read her speech, HERE

Germs such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infect and injure the liver. Long-term or chronic infection with either of these viruses can cause inflammation and healthy liver tissue is replaced with useless scar tissue. Prolonged increased levels of liver enzymes in the blood occur, suggestive of ongoing liver injury. Gradually… Read more »

Articles included: Liver Transplant Patients from Outside Vancouver face added hurdles URGENT request for Patient Input on SIMEPREVIR by Sept. 11th NEW Online HCV Support Community on “Health Unlocked” Portal NEW CIHR HIV-HCV Coinfection Mgmt & Treatment Guidelines World Hepatitis Day in BC, part II and WHD throughout Canada CATIE article on new HCV Drugs:… Read more »

New and Noteworthy Decrease in Hep C infections associated with needle and syringe programs There was a significant reduction in hepatitis C incidence among injection drug users who attended needle and syringe programs in Australia, according to a study in the American Journal of Public Health. As part of a long-term evaluation of the programs,… Read more »

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Treatment Update: Hepatitis viruses The latest issue of Treatment Update (TU197) covers new research on the use of treatment as prevention as a strategy for decreasing the spread of Hep C, an overview of liver cancer in Canada, as well as risk factors, screening and treatment options for liver cancer. TreatmentUpdate is CATIE’s flagship digest… Read more »